Environment

Atmospheric rivers are hitting the Arctic more often, and increasingly melting its sea ice

Atmospheric rivers are hitting the Arctic more often, and increasingly melting...

Atmospheric rivers, those long, powerful streams of moisture in the sky, are becoming more frequent in the Arctic, and they’re helping to drive dramatic...
An Alaska student project found microplastics in Bering Strait-area spotted seals

An Alaska student project found microplastics in Bering Strait-area spotted seals

Microplastics pollution has infiltrated regions all around the world, from heavily developed and urbanized areas to remote sites that include the Greenland Sea, the...
Biden administration backs smaller version of ConocoPhillips Alaska oil project

Biden administration backs smaller version of ConocoPhillips Alaska oil project

President Joe Biden's administration said on Wednesday it would support a scaled-back version of ConocoPhillips' planned $6 billion Willow oil and gas drilling project...
A new look at old fossils show primate relatives once lived in the High Arctic, researchers say

A new look at old fossils show primate relatives once lived...

Fossils collected from Ellesmere Island 50 years ago are now providing the first evidence that relatives of primates once lived in the High Arctic. In...
Norway plans to offer record number of Arctic oil, gas exploration blocks

Norway plans to offer record number of Arctic oil, gas exploration...

OSLO — Norway on Tuesday said it plans to offer energy firms a record number of oil and gas exploration blocks in the Arctic...
Norway’s Supreme Court hears Arctic snow crab case affecting oil, minerals

Norway’s Supreme Court hears Arctic snow crab case affecting oil, minerals

OSLO — Norway's Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing arguments on whether EU ships can fish for snow crab off the Arctic islands north...
A new University of Alaska report aims to help state leaders craft energy policies as the Arctic changes

A new University of Alaska report aims to help state leaders...

The University of Alaska has released a new report on Alaska energy issues, ranging from its history of fiscal challenges to the potential for...
Norway awards 47 oil and gas exploration permits

Norway awards 47 oil and gas exploration permits

SANDEFJORD, Norway — Norway has awarded 47 new offshore oil and gas exploration permits to 25 firms in its latest mature areas licensing round,...
On Alaska’s Arctic coastline, a battle is on to limit harm from permafrost thaw

On Alaska’s Arctic coastline, a battle is on to limit harm...

Nearly 20 feet below the ground of a field of open tundra in the nation’s northernmost community, an icy world gives a picture of...
Climate change seen as suspected factor in Western Arctic Caribou Herd decline

Climate change seen as suspected factor in Western Arctic Caribou Herd...

One of the biggest caribou herds in North America has taken a nosedive, and climate change is a likely culprit in the population decline. Alaska’s...
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